Biology:Puncturella exquisita
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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| Drawing with an apical view of a shell of Rimula exquisita | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Family: | Fissurellidae |
| Subfamily: | Zeidorinae |
| Genus: | Puncturella |
| Species: | P. exquisita
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| Binomial name | |
| Puncturella exquisita Adams, 1853
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Puncturella exquisita is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[1]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 5 mm and 12 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean; also off the Philippines.
References
- ↑ MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Puncturella exquisita (A. Adams, 1853). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1445642 on 2022-04-14
- Taylor, J.D. (1973). Provisional list of the mollusca of Aldabra Atoll
- Poppe G.T. & Tagaro S.P. (2020). The Fissurellidae from the Philippines with the description of 26 new species. Visaya. suppl. 13: 1-131
External links
Wikidata ☰ {{{from}}} entry
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